Trump motioned to dismiss 2020 election meddling case

The lawyer of the President-elect of the United States Donald Trump Steve Sadow filed a motion to close the case of interference in the presidential elections in 2020. This became known from the document on December 5.

"On November 5, 2024, Donald Trump became president-elect again and will be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, 2025. <...> The incumbent president is fully protected from any charges and any prosecutions at both the federal and state levels," the reason for dismissal is explained in the text of the document.

As Sedow noted, the motion was filed because of the unconstitutional nature of the case due to Trump's election to the U.S. presidency. He noted in a post on his social media page X (former Twitter) that "two federal criminal cases have already been dismissed by the Department of Justice."

Earlier, on November 26, Trump's staff welcomed the decision of special prosecutor Jack Smith, who asked the court to stop investigating the criminal case against the Republican.

On November 7, it became known that prosecutor Smith is considering closing criminal cases against Trump. Smith is conducting two cases against the elected head of the White House. In the first, the former President is accused of interference in the elections of 2020, in the second - in improper handling of classified documents.

In August, it was reported that Trump was again indicted in the election case, given his immunity. That's when a court in Washington resumed hearing Trump's election interference case. It was suspended for almost eight months from December 2023 as it examined whether Trump was entitled to immunity from prosecution as head of state.

In July, it became known that the US Supreme Court recognized Donald Trump's right to partial immunity from criminal prosecution. Thus, the decision of the lower court that Trump has no immunity from legal prosecution in the case of his alleged attempts to retain power in 2020 was overturned.

On January 6, 2021, Trump supporters, unhappy with the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election and believing the outcome was rigged, rioted on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The protesters attempted to take over the Capitol building and stormed inside. As a result, the building was vandalized, five people were killed, including a police officer, and several dozen were injured and arrested.

On December 19, 2022, Trump said that holding him accountable for storming the Capitol would indicate an attempt to exclude him from running for another election. According to the former president, making similar claims had previously failed. Trump himself, amid these accusations, claimed to have immunity.